Ceramica fans

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Ceramica fans

Post by VK2OMD »

Fans are the bane of owners and designers of electronic equipment.

I may have been heard recommending Ceramica fans in the past.

They were muffin fans with a ceramic bearing instead of a oiled bronze bush or ball bearings.

The concept was good... long life and low noise, but alas the implementation is poor.

I have replaced three fans that have failed with short life, one less than a year, two less than a month.

The failure was not related to the bearing, the plastic parts cracked.

One to avoid!

Owen
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